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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

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To grow faster businesses need resources in today’s financial period to fund growth that may not come for 6 months to a year. You have to understand whether they’re likely to yield revenue growth in the near term OR whether you have access to cheap enough capital to fund your losses until your investments pay off.

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What’s the Real Deal with AngelList?

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An investor called the founder, spoke for 30 minutes on the phone and committed to funding having never met the team. Far from being a waste of time, the fund-raising process introduces you to a lot of experienced entrepreneurs & VCs who will offer opinions on your business & approach. I’m sorry, but that’s dumb.

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Why the Former President of Nickelodeon Joined mitú as CEO.

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He left traditional media at the top of his game to be the founding CEO of Next New Networks, one of the first digital video startups, backed by Spark Capital and bought by YouTube in 2011. workers who are paying taxes into economy that fund their retirement plans. Latinos drove 69% of total net increasing in U.S.

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Dealing With Generational Change at VC Firms

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And honestly it was the single biggest roadblock at Upfront when we raised out fourth fund in 2011. Many potential investors asked me, “Aren’t you just going to leave and form your own fund?” And he led what is currently our best performing company out of that 2012 fund – AdoreMe.